Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-11-08
MARTINS FERRY.

Martins Ferry is one of the progressive
towns of Ohio, and its churches are Just as
enterprising as the town is. They have
Just inaugurated what ought to be q very
successful new departure in church work.
1t is no new thing for church here and
there to print a little paper of its own.
One of the churches of Martins Ferry has
for three years been printing a paper called
the Church Herald, but now all the church
es In the town have gone together in the
enterprise, and the Church Herald will
hereafter be the organ of all the churches
in Martins Ferry.-GRcinnati Post.
This speaks we'll of our town, and shows
how commendable its enterprise in the
above line is thought to be by people
away from home.
Prot. Haupt vas in the city yesterday.
An effort will be made to organize a class
in German.
There was q narrow escape from a serious
fire yesterday on First street. Dave Majors
put a can of roofing paint on the stove to
heat and it took fire. 1t was extinguished
with difficulty.
Quite a large number of bets were made
on the election yesterday. Several bets as
to whether the Legislature would be Re-
publican or otherwise were made, and sew
eral rs to whether or not the entire Re-
publican ticket in the county would be
elected or not, and one Republican bet
that Foraker would have 5000 majority.
The Democrats are getting lots of soft bets,
and they are taking them.
The work Of putting gas to the gas posts
along the streets trayersed by the Wheel
ing Natural Gas Company's mains will be
commenced in a few days.
The candidates were in town yesterday
in force, and were working like beavers.
Both sides seem confident of success, and
it is probable that the thing won't he set
tied to the satisfaction OF all before e
O'Clock this evening.
We don't mean to i%nsinuata that there
is one OF our readers who is 80 far behind
the times that he Is not aware that to-day
is the day we choose our State and county
officers, and if our readers have perused
the REGISTER carefully during the past
few months, we don't think it necessary
to tell any of them how to vote. But we
wish to remark that tO-day's election day,
and that the question, who shall govern
uS I'LL duLulA1l5ECI Oul dulllE, uCpChbo
solely upon how the people cast their bal
lots. Ii we could be sure that all the
sentiment was good, and that every man
would vote his true sentiments regardless
of friendships, party harness and every
thing else, we would have no fear of the
result.
John Woods, q well known farmer, re-
siding a few miles west of town, met with
a serious accident on Saturday last. He
went to u pasture field to catch q ram
which was feeding there, and in tnsling
with the animal was butted in the thigh
with such force as TO turn almost the entire
limb black and blue, and endanger the leg.
He is still confined to his bed, and the
limb is still partially paralyzed.
Leroy C.. Sedgwick, of st. Clairville,
was III the city yesterday.
A colOred man named Howard Jackson
was locked up on Saturday night tor pur-
Joining an overcoat and hat Frank Ford,
while that gentleman was moving his goods
from one house to another last week. He
bad a hearing before Mayor Keller yester-
day aud was fined $l5 and costs.
Conrod Long will from this time forth
heat and light his premises with natural
gas.
The Western Union telegraph office at
the G. & Z. passenger station has been
nicely kalsomined.
Mr.. J. w. Carson, city editor of the
Beaver Falls Daily Tribune, better known
in this city by bis boyhOGd name, Kit
Carson" spent Sunday it this city among
friends.
To day is pay day on the c. & P. road
and election day in the State Of Ohio. The
C. & p. people will celebrate. Who else?
Our politicians should make some ar
engagements 10 get the returns tonight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Frazier have re-
turned from a pleasant visit i'll Pittsburg
with Mrs. Frazier's relatives.
Joseph Hartzell is laid up with a di'io-
Gated shoulder, caused by jumping from a
moving train.
William Wallace hes accepted a position
in S. Hopkins novelty mould works.
Professor Haupt has been induced to
give his course of German lessons in Mar
tins Ferry. Doubtless many will be glad
to take this unexcelled course um deutsch
sprechen Lessen und schreiben zu lernen In
five weeks.